Display-rack.



T." A. THOMPSON. I

DISPLAY max. APPLICATION P ILED JULY 2'1, 1908.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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device which will be readily attachable in a front view showing the window shade roller pended, by means ofeye bolts 4, the two -'rHoMAs THOMPSON, or TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

I DISPL Y-RACK.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

5 Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed J1i1y27, 1908; Serial No;445',602.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. THOMPSON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dis- Elay-Raoks, of which the following is a specication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in racks, and has for its objects to provide a vertical position to a wall, and on which are secured bars which can be either placed vertically against the wall, out of the way, or drawn down to a horizontal position extending outward fromthe wall. The primary use of thisrack is for the display in stores or agencies of samples of window shades. I attain these objects by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical cross section of my improved rack, showing one of the bars thereof extending out therefrom; Fig. 2 is a front view thereof; Fig. 3 is an enlarged bracket, and Fig. 4 is a side view thereof.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views. This invention consists of a frame or cabinet adapted to be secured to the wall and having a top 1 and two side pieces 2 but open in front and at the bottom. Across the upper end of the cabinet is mounted a protecting shade 3 on the usual spring roller. Across the bottom of the frame are susrods 5 and 6, and these two rods support the triangular brackets 7. A third rod 8 also passes through all these brackets near the lower corner thereof. The brackets 7 are separated bymeans of large wooden washers 9 mounted on the two rods 5 and 8 and are held in position by the nuts 10 screwed on the ends of the rods. The rod 5 has no wooden washer.

On the front rod 6 'are pivoted a number of bars 11, each bar being adjacent to one of the brackets 7. Each bar 11 extends on each side of the rod 6 and at its lower end it is preferably notched as at 12 in such a position that the notch 12 will fit the rod 5 y when the bar is horizontal. In the form illustrated, each bar carries at its upper end a shade roller bracket 13, and at a point into a vertical position.

adjacent to the pivot rod 6 the complementary shade roller bracket 14. The upper bracket 13 has a hole therethrough adapted to receive the pin 15 of the shade roller, while the lower bracket 14 has a slot 16 therein adapted to receive and to keep the flattened pin 17 from rotating, in the usual manner. A small keeper pin 18 is passed through the flanges formed on each side of the slot 16 to prevent the flattened pin 17 of the shade roller from falling out of the slot. Both the brackets 13 and 14 are preferably fastened to the bar 11 by being bent around it. The shade rollers 19*are mounted between the brackets.

As readily seen in the drawings, when the sample shades are not to be exhibited they are turnedup into the cabinet and the front shade 3 is drawn to protect them from dust and light, but as soon as it is desired to exhibit any of them, the front shade 3 is drawn up and the bar 11, on which the shade to be exhibited is mounted, is drawn down into a horizontal position and the shade mounted thereon is then drawn down for exhibition. It is evident that any one or all of the shades may thus be exhibited and that they occupy but little space when not in use.

My device may also be used for exhibiting other objects than shades, such as fabrics of various patterns, colors, qualities, etc. or may be used for household purposes for the drying of clothes or similar uses, in which case the shade brackets would be omitted or altered in form.

Having described my invention, what I desire to claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a supporting and protecting frame; a front roller shade mounted thereon; a rod secured to and extending across the frame at the lower end thereof; asecond rod mounted parallel to and in front of said first rod; brackets mounted on and su ported by said rods; a third rod passing tffrough the lower ends of said brackets; s acing washers on said second and third ro s between the brackets; and bars pivoted to said second rod adjacent to the brackets and adapted to en gage under said first rod when in a horizontal position, and to be swung therefrom 2. In a device of the 'class described, the combination of a supporting and protecting frame; a front roller shade mounted thereon; a rod secured to and extending across the frame at the lower end thereof; a second rod I vertical position; and shade rollers mounted mounted parallel to and in front of said first on said pivoted bars and adapted to hold rod; brackets mounted on and su ported by and exhibit shades thereon. said rods; a third rod passing tl irough the In testimony hereof I ailix my signature 5 lower (Ends of slaid lcolralckecits soacng washelrs in presence of two Witnesses.

on sai secon an t iir ro s etween t 1e r I brackets; bars pivoted to said second rod FHOMAS lHOM'PSON' adjacent to the brackets and adapted to enl Witnesses: gage under said first rod When in a horizontal HARRY E. PI-IELPs,

10 position, and to be swung therefrom into a I V. D. BUNNELL. 

